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In a groundbreaking agreement, Longford Capital Management, LP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP announced a litigation financing offering for private equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies. Under the terms of today’s deal, Longford has committed up to $40M in equity capital to Quinn Emanuel’s private equity clients involved in litigation, funding attorneys’ fees and litigation costs and monetizing the value of meritorious legal claims.

Legal Finance SE, which has been aiming for an IPO for some time, has been acquired by the listed company Nakiki SE. The shares of Nakiki SE have been traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 9 April 2024 under ISIN DE000WNDL300 / WKN WNDL30. Nakiki SE will soon operate under the name Legal Finance Holding SE.

For those funders who are newer entrants to the litigation finance market, their focus may initially be limited to domestic proceedings within their native jurisdiction. However, as these funders look…

Westfleet Advisors has published its fifth annual Litigation Finance Market Report, providing a data-driven overview of the commercial funding industry in the United States from 1 July 2022 to 30…

LegalPay, India’s leading litigation funding company, today announced it has successfully managed claims worth USD 400 million since 2020 empowering over 1,000 businesses to recover their pending dues and navigate legal complexities. Building on this momentum, LegalPay aims to more than double the claims under management at USD 1 billion and add 4000 new cases every month by the end of calendar year 2024.

As demand for third-party dispute funding increases, funders are keen to educate potential clients about their own processes for evaluating funding applications and what information they are looking for in…

Westbrooke Associates, the official agent for prominent and proven track record investments, is thrilled to announce its latest portfolio prospect.

Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases new independent research demonstrating that an increasing number of businesses are recognizing litigation portfolios as value sources and are becoming more open to tools that help them reframe the legal department from overhead to capital source.

The important role that litigation funding plays in supporting group claims has been evident in the sub-postmasters scandal, with funders able to assert the value they can provide to the…

As legal industry analysts continue to predict increasing degrees of litigation risk for corporations, in-house counsel are being forced to develop strategies to manage their resources that are already under…

The benefits of litigation funding for general counsel and legal departments are regularly espoused by litigation funders, who see a huge opportunity to support companies in monetizing their claims. In…

Class actions representing investors who lost money due to the failings or fraudulent behaviour of corporate directors are a top target for litigation funders, with Australia being a prime jurisdiction…

Whilst there is much debate about what constitutes ESG investing and to what extent it is driven by a desire to achieve positive outcomes rather than increase financial returns, there…

Whilst single case funding remains the bedrock of the litigation finance market, portfolio funding for law firms has continued to grow in popularity, thanks to its ability to offer a…

In the world of litigation funding for class actions, the American, Australian, and British jurisdictions tend to dominate the headlines. However, as many industry analysts have predicted, the potential for…

In a post on LinkedIn, Exton Advisors announced the launch of its inaugural Singapore Litigation Funding Conference, set to take place on 7 March 2024. The litigation funding advisory company…

The following article was contributed by Peter Petyt, CEO of 4 Rivers Services, a third-party funding advisory and legal project management firm.  

Peter is undertaking part-time doctoral research at the University of Westminster in London to explore how law firms can ensure that they are suitable for portfolio funding and how can funders best evaluate which law firms to support. In his thesis, he will be examining the different ethical and regulatory challenges in various jurisdictions and analyzing the characteristics of legal case types which make them suitable or unsuitable for inclusion in a funded portfolio. The research will complement the existing 4 Rivers know-how which has been developed to help law firms and claimants secure third-party funding.

LitFin Capital, a Prague-based litigation finance provider and one of the largest players in Europe, has enriched the investment landscape by launching one of the first qualified investor funds for litigation finance in continental Europe. Developed in partnership with WOOD & Company, a major Czech investment firm, this innovative fund presents a unique opportunity for investors seeking uncorrelated market returns.

Montauk Metals Inc. (TSX-V: MTK) (the “Company” or “Montauk”) is pleased to announce that it is been advanced US$200,000 (the “Loan Amount”) pursuant to the loan and option agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Omni Bridgeway (Fund 5) Canada Investments Ltd. (“Omni”), as previously announced in its news release on November 9, 2023. The Loan Amount was advanced to the Company in connection with the execution of promissory note by Montauk in favour of Omni (the “Note”).

One of the most potent use cases of litigation finance can often be found in cases of insolvency proceedings, where liquidators can access third-party funding to pursue meritorious claims and…

Due to the confidential nature of litigation finance arrangements, the wider public rarely receives insights into the specific amounts of capital provided, or the terms involved in funding agreements. However,…

Omni Bridgeway Limited (Omni Bridgeway, OBL, Group) (ASX: OBL) announces that it has completed the sale of a 25% interest in a portfolio of 15 intellectual property (IP) investments (Investments) in Fund 4 (Fund) to an affiliate of GLS Capital Partners Fund II, LP (GLS) for an initial amount of US$21.5 million, representing a multiple on invested capital (MOIC) of 2.0x of the apportioned aggregated deployments to date. 

For lawyers or claimants who have no prior experience in working with litigation funders, it can often seem an opaque process through which funders arrive at a ‘yes’ or ‘no’…

Whilst the North American litigation finance market is dominated by the huge volume of cases in need of funding in the US, the industry’s leading funders are keen to exploit…

As litigation funders are keen to regularly emphasise, third-party financing is not only useful to directly support a company’s legal claims, it is also a valuable tool to allow the business to continue its operations unhindered whilst pursuing meritorious litigation.

Although the litigation finance market in India is currently in a developmental stage, domestic and international funders have repeatedly identified it as a country with huge potential for growth in…

The UK specialist competition court has today certified the legal claim brought by consumer rights expert Alex Neill, on behalf of 8.9 million Playstation customers

In an announcement on 17 November, Uinta Investment Partners revealed that it would be merging with Alternative Income Solutions (AIS), with the merger set to take place on 1 January…

In December of last year, LFJ reported on the launch of Inweasta, a boutique investment company with a focus on litigation finance and cross-border litigation management. Following last month’s news…

As LFJ reported last week, it is clear that litigation funders see the potential for partnerships with companies in the mining sector, who are often embroiled in disputes with nation…